The Shale Revolution and Beyond: Has Turkey Faced the Consequences of US Energy Transition?

Authors : Mert BİLGİN

Pages : 4-30

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Publication Date : 2017-08-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article differentiates substantial factors from circumstantial ones in order to map the degree of their significance for Turkey’s energy policy with highlights concerning Turkey’s foreign policy. It primarily focuses on the consequences of US energy transition, in which the shale revolution plays a dominant role, as one of the most significant sources of the substantial change with a direct influence on global energy, Turkey’s energy strategy and, therefore, indirectly on Turkey’s foreign relations. It is not meant to simply identify substantial changes with one independent variable as if they are mere consequences of the US energy transition. The article aims at bringing out the technological, economic and geopolitical features of US energy transition in order to point to their interactions with Turkey’s international relations in general, and Turkey’s energy strategy in particular. This problematic deserves a further, indepth analysis, not only because there is a lack of research on the impact of the US shale revolution and US energy transition in terms of their consequences at the domestic, global and international levels, but also because it may highlight policy options concerning energy strategy and foreign relations in due course
Keywords : Shale revolution, US energy transition, Turkey, energy policy, foreign policy